Shannon Axelsson takes a break from sitting on the beach to test for coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in Revere, Massachusetts, August 11, 2020. Brian Snyder | Reuters New cases of coronavirus in the US grew by nearly 48,700 on Friday, marking seven consecutive days that the daily count fell below 50,000 …
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Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr Robert Redfield on Friday cited a new study published by his agency as evidence that there is a way to safely open child care centers and schools despite the pandemic. The study, cited by Redfield, looked at confirmed and probable …
Read More »WHO warns that a coronavirus vaccine alone will not end a pandemic
Lisa Taylor receives a COVID-19 vaccination from RN Jose Muniz for participating in a vaccination study at the Research Centers of America on August 07, 2020 in Hollywood, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The World Health Organization said Friday that a vaccine will be a “vital tool” in the …
Read More »US will have third act of coronavirus and it will probably be ‘pervasive’, ‘says Dr. Scott Gottlieb
The U.S. has not yet had a “true second wave” of the coronavirus and the country could see a resurgence of the virus in the fall and winter, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Friday. “I think most people’s perception is that we had …
Read More »Top FDA official says he would resign if agency rubber votes an unproven Covid-19 vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Jacquelyn Martin | AP A top US health regulator that will help decide the fate of a coronavirus vaccine has promised to resign if the Trump administration approves a vaccine before it is shown safely and effectively, Reuters has learned. Peter Marks, director of …
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